ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota will get $9 million under an initiative announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday. The agency has approved 115 proposals nationwide for the first round of funding …

The Hutchinson City Council held their first meeting of the new year last night (Tuesday), with some new faces…and some not so new faces. Before tackling the agenda, former City Councilor Bill Arndt was sworn …

District 18-A State Republican Representative Dean Urdahl of Acton Township, is chair of the Legacy Committee for the Minnesota House. He says they will be distributing somewhere between $600-$700 million for the biennium in standards …

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated today (Tuesday) reported preliminary results for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended December 28, 2014. The company shipped 121.7 million suspension assemblies in the fiscal 2015 first quarter, up 4% from 117.1 …

The attorney for the former Willmar High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student asked the court for an order releasing information from the Willmar Public Schools during a court appearance …

Three Hutchinson School Board members were sworn in last night. Incumbent Josh Gehlen returns to the board after winning re-election in November. The board is also joined by newly elected members Mike Carls and JoEllen …

WINSTED, MN – In an effort to liven up Winsted’s downtown, city officials are offering a total of $10,000 to qualifying businesses this year. The Herald Journal reports city officials saying they want to spur …